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Tag Archives: Music
Happy birthday, Mr. Lennon
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Happy Birthday George!
Not George Lucas, but one of my other favorite Georges, with whom I share the birthday of September 26: George Gershwin. In his honor, here is the animation for Rhapsody in Blue, produced for the Disney film Fantasia 2000 (which … Continue reading
Mr. Roosa
My first high school band director, Bill Roosa, died over the weekend. My feelings on Mr. Roosa were always somewhat conflicted. There was a pretty big dispute between him and my parents, regarding my older sister when she was in … Continue reading
Twenty Albums
Via Roger: Rules: Create a non-objective list of your favorite albums of the last 20 years (anything released between 1990 and now), remember, this is your FAVORITES so, if Maroon 5’s Songs about Jane was your favorite album, that should … Continue reading
Honey, would you call the color of the sky right now “Marmalade”?
Last Saturday night, The Wife and I attended another concert by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. This one, however, did not feature classical music; we actually attended a Pops concert. It was called “Classical Mystery Tour”, and it featured the BPO … Continue reading
Shaydun Froyd
I haven’t been an active member of the film music fan community, either online or off, in quite some time, because for the most part I came to find that community mostly unpleasant, annoying, and generally filled with people I’d … Continue reading
Final Idol
American Idol for this year is over, at long, long last. Aside from a couple of too-rare bright spots, this season was generically disappointing from the start right up until the end, when — for the first time in my … Continue reading
Arrrr!
Arrrr! The BPO plays Piratical Classics, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. We’ve just returned from attending the Buffalo Philharmonic’s “Family” concert this afternoon, which was “Pirate” themed. It was an entertaining hour, with musical selections that were all relevant to either … Continue reading
Rossini, Ravel, and eighty percent of Rachmaninov
The backs of people’s heads (and an orchestra too), originally uploaded by Jaquandor. Last night, for the first time in more years than I like to admit, The Wife and I attended a Classics concert by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. … Continue reading
A quick FYI
If anyone out there was, like me, wondering what music Takahiko Kozuka used during his long program at the Olympics, it’s Michael Kamen’s Guitar Concerto. I know it’s been recorded, but I’m not sure where. This is a public service … Continue reading